GotQuestions: 父母选择孩子的性别是否不妥？

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Is it wrong for parents to select the gender of their children?

PGD stands for “pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.” It is a procedure in which a woman’s eggs are collected, fertilized in a dish (through in-vitro fertilization), and then tested for genetic defects. If abnormalities are found, the embryos are destroyed. Though this procedure can be used to select the gender of a child (gender selection), it was never meant for this purpose, and many physicians will not use it for such.

The main approach to gender selection is done by sorting and separating sperm before fertilization. Sperm are separated into a male group, a female group, and an abnormal group. The abnormal sperm are discarded, and the proper sperm for whichever gender is desired are then used to fertilize a woman’s eggs in-vitro.

In both cases, the normal procedure is for many eggs to be fertilized, then only a woman’s choice of embryos to be implanted. This means that the rest of the embryos, though viable, are destroyed or given to embryonic research. Passages such as Exodus 21:22-25, Psalm 139:13-16, and Jeremiah 1:5 make it clear that God views human life as beginning at conception, and that throughout the process of development within the womb, a baby has the same right to defense of its life as an adult.

Embryo destruction and the controversial PGD aside, many believe that gender selection has little moral complication. Sperm sorting does not offer a 100% guarantee that a baby will be the gender selected. Because of this, people reason that if God wants that baby to be a boy instead of the chosen girl, or vice-versa, then He will intervene in the fertilization process. While this may be true, when it comes down to it, gender selection is all about selfishness.

There is simply no good reason, medical or otherwise, for a person to medically determine a child’s gender. James 3:15-16 reads, "For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every kind of evil." Throughout the Bible, we are exhorted to find contentment in our circumstances and not to pursue selfishness. Because our lives are to be modeled after Christ’s own selflessness, selfishness is a sin. Therefore, the Bible does not support gender selection.

父母选择孩子的性别是否不妥？

PGD 指的是“胚胎植入前遗传学诊断”（Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis）。这是一项医疗程序：先采集女性的卵子，在培养皿中进行受精（即体外受精），随后检测是否存在遗传缺陷。若发现异常，胚胎便会被销毁。尽管该程序可用于选择孩子性别，但其初衷并非为此，许多医生也不会将其用于此类目的。

性别选择的主要方法是在受精前对精子进行分选与分离。精子会被分为“生男”组、“生女”组及“异常”组。异常精子会被剔除，而针对所需性别的精子则用于对女性卵子进行体外受精。

在这两种情况下，常规做法通常是让多枚卵子受精，随后仅植入由女性选定的胚胎。这意味着其余虽具发育潜力的胚胎会被销毁或用于胚胎研究。《出埃及记》21章22-25节、《诗篇》139篇13-16节以及《耶利米书》1章5节等经文清楚表明：上帝视人的生命始于受孕之时；在子宫内发育的过程中，胎儿与成年人一样，享有生命受保护的权利。

抛开胚胎销毁和备受争议的 PGD 技术不谈，许多人认为性别选择并不涉及太多的道德问题。精子分选技术无法百分之百保证生出所选性别的婴儿。因此，人们推断：如果上帝意欲让孩子成为男孩而非所选的女孩（反之亦然），祂自会干预受精过程。这种说法或许不无道理，但归根结底，性别选择的本质在于自私。

无论出于医疗还是其他考量，一个人通过医疗手段来决定孩子的性别，都找不出任何正当理由。 《雅各书》3章15至16节写道：“这种智慧不是从上头来的，而是属地的、属血气的、出于魔鬼的。因为在何处有嫉妒和自私的野心，何处就有混乱和各样的恶事。”圣经通篇教导我们要知足常乐，不可追求私欲。既然我们的生活应当效法基督那无私的榜样，自私便是罪。因此，圣经并不支持进行性别选择。